Singapore's Wee Hur to expand student housing footprint in Australia
SINGAPORE (July 7): Developer Wee Hur has set up a trust to fund to build 5,000 student accommodation beds in Australia’s major cities, starting with Brisbane and Adelaide.
Mah Sing chief again crowned Asia's Best CEO by Corporate Governance Asia
KUALA LUMPUR (July 6): Mah Sing Group Bhd was named the Best Investor Relations Company in Malaysia, while its group managing director Tan Sri Leong Hoy Kum was crowned Asia's Best CEO (Investor Relations) at the Corporate Governance 7th Asian Excellence Awards 2017.
PRG mulls JV with Singapore O&G firm for property, construction jobs
KUALA LUMPUR (July 6): PRG Holdings Bhd is going to explore the possibility of partnering with Singapore-listed oil and gas (O&G) firm Mirach Energy Ltd to undertake property and construction projects in Malaysia and elsewhere.
Ascott group acquires additional 60% stake in Quest Apartment Hotels for S$191 mil
SINGAPORE (July 5): The Ascott, a wholly owned subsidiary of CapitaLand, this morning announced that it is acquiring an additional 60% stake in Quest Apartment Hotels for A$180 million (S$191 million or RM594 million).
Bank Negara: Three things that could enhance Malaysia’s affordable housing ecosystem
PETALING JAYA (July 4): A sound, innovative and coordinated public policy is needed to address the affordable housing challenge, said Bank Negara Malaysia deputy governor Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour in his keynote address at the “Dialogue on Sustainable Development of Affordable Housing” organised by Cagamas Holdings Bhd in Kuala Lumpur today, He said a central authority could lead, oversee and coordinate affordable initiatives for the nation that would promote greater strategic and operational cohesion at the national level.
Mah Sing acquires land in Cheras and Penang, plans to develop RM2.35 bil worth of projects
PETALING JAYA (July 3): Mah Sing Group Bhd has expanded its landbank in Cheras and mainland Penang.
CapitaLand’s Raffles City mixed developments in China come of age
HANGZHOU (July 1): The recently opened Raffles City Hangzhou rises dramatically across the scenic Qiantang River at Hangzhou’s CBD.
Ex-Penang Land and Mines Office director appointed ED in Ivory Properties
KUALA LUMPUR (July 3): Former director of the Penang Land and Mines Office Datuk Arifin Haji Awang has been appointed as an executive director (ED) in Penang-based property developer Ivory Properties Group Bhd.
